Jose Maria Garcia Maldonado

José Maria Garcia Maldonado (born March 24, 1979) is a Mexican-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois since 2025.

Early life Garcia Maldonado was born March 24, 1979, in San Julián, Jalisco in Mexico. After attending the public schools in San Julián, he decided to become a priest. Garcia Maldonado entered the minor seminary of the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos in Arendas. He then studied philosophy at the major seminary of the diocese. He received a Master of Divinity degree in 2007.

Priesthood On May 17, 2008, Garcia Maldonado was ordained to the priesthood at St. Juliana Church in Chicago by Cardinal Francis Eugene George. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Garcia Maldonado as associate pastor at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was later transferred to Good Shepherd Parish in Chicago to serve as administrator and pastor. In 2021, the archdiocese named Garcia Maldonado as pastor of St. Jose Sanchez del Rio Parish in Chicago. He was consecrated as a bishop on February 26, 2025, by Cardinal Blase Cupich at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.